Cooling system and method
First Claim
1. A system for cooling a data center having a volume of space designed to house a plurality of electronic equipment racks, each equipment rack being adapted to support at least one piece of electronic equipment and having an industry-standard width, the system comprising:
- at least one cooling rack comprising a housing having a width approximately one-half the width of each of the plurality of equipment racks; and
cooling system components supported by the housing.
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Abstract
A system for cooling a data center designed to house a plurality of electronic equipment racks, with each equipment rack being adapted to support at least one piece of electronic equipment and having an industry-standard width, includes at least one cooling rack including a housing having a width approximately one-half the width of each of the plurality of equipment racks. The system further includes cooling system components supported by the housing. Methods of cooling a data center are further disclosed.
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Citations
44 Claims
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1. A system for cooling a data center having a volume of space designed to house a plurality of electronic equipment racks, each equipment rack being adapted to support at least one piece of electronic equipment and having an industry-standard width, the system comprising:
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at least one cooling rack comprising a housing having a width approximately one-half the width of each of the plurality of equipment racks; and
cooling system components supported by the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of cooling a data center, the method comprising:
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arranging a plurality of equipment racks in a row, each equipment rack being adapted to support at least one piece of electronic equipment and having an industry-standard width;
positioning a cooling rack between two equipment racks of the plurality of equipment racks, the cooling rack comprising a housing adapted to support components of a cooling system, the housing having a width approximately one-half the width of one of the plurality of equipment racks; and
delivering coolant to the cooling rack. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for cooling an electronic equipment rack adapted to support at least one piece of electronic equipment, the equipment rack comprising a housing having a front, a back, two sides, a bottom and a top, the housing of the equipment rack having an industry-standard width, the system comprising:
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a cooling rack comprising a housing having a front, a back, two sides, a bottom and a top, the housing of the cooling rack having a width approximately one-half the width of the equipment rack, the cooling rack being constructed and arranged to be positioned next to the equipment rack in such a manner that a side of the cooling rack is adjacent to a side of the equipment rack and that the fronts and the backs of the equipment rack and the cooling rack lie along substantially same planes;
cooling system components supported by the housing of the cooling rack; and
a back plenum secured to the backs of the equipment rack and the cooling rack, wherein the back plenum is adapted to isolate air within the equipment rack so that the cooling rack cools the air. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of cooling an electronic equipment rack adapted to support at least one piece of electronic equipment, the equipment rack comprising a housing having a front, a back, two sides, a bottom and a top, the housing of the equipment rack having an industry-standard width, the method comprising:
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positioning a cooling rack next to the equipment rack, the cooling rack comprising a housing having a front, a back, two sides, a bottom and a top, the housing of the cooling rack supporting components of a cooling system and having a width approximately one-half the width of the equipment rack, the cooling rack being constructed and arranged to be positioned next to the equipment rack in such a manner that a side of the cooling rack is adjacent to a side of the equipment rack and that the fronts and the backs of the equipment rack and the cooling rack lie along substantially same planes;
securing a back plenum to the backs of the equipment rack and the cooling rack; and
delivering coolant to the cooling rack, wherein the front and back plenums are adapted to isolate air within the equipment rack so that the cooling rack cools the air. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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Specification